This Article is From Apr 03, 2022

Vegetable Seller Beaten To Death In Rajasthan's Beawar Over Parking Dispute

The incident occurred in a vegetable market where a seller, Mohammad Salim, had an argument with another vendor over the issue of bike parking.

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A 55-year-old man was killed on Sunday in a fight between two vegetable sellers in Beawar town of Rajasthan's Ajmer district, police said.

The incident occurred in a vegetable market where a seller, Mohammad Salim, had an argument with another vendor over the issue of bike parking.

A pick-up jeep which had come to deliver vegetables to the other seller hit the motorcycle of Salim's son, leading to a heated exchange between the two, according to police.

The argument took an ugly turn when 6-7 people from the other group attacked Salim and his two sons with sticks, they said.

A case was registered at the Beawar city police station against seven accused identified as Suraj Marothia, Shankar Bhati, Dharma Bhati, Jai Bhati, Sunil Bhati, Shankar Pawar and Rakesh, police said.

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"Salim died in the incident while his two sons suffered minor injuries. The accused are absconding. The body has been shifted to the mortuary of a local hospital for post-mortem," a police official said, adding that the situation in the area is under control.

(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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